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K8-EEE

(15,667 posts)
Wed May 30, 2012, 03:41 PM May 2012

Freepers discuss Mitt's birth certificate, hilarity ensues.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2889257/posts#comment

“The big difference is Willard’s grandparents were US Citizens and since Mexico doesn’t grant birthright citizen...”

"Mexico grants citizenship to those who are born in Mexico.
So therefore, George Romney was a Mexican citizen.
In addition, Mexico recognizes the children of Mexican citizens born outside of Mexico to be Mexican citizens.
Therefore, Mitt Romney is a Mexican citizen."


"A Certificate of Live Birth - NOT a Birth Certificate. Where have I seen one of THOSE before?
Issued January 18, 2012.
Showing his father born in MEXICO.
So our candidates for President are a Kenyan Muslim and a Mexican Mormon.
NEITHER of the two candidates is an American OR a Christian.
NO NO NO!
I will NOT participate in the destruction of America, and BOTH of these represent it."


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Freepers discuss Mitt's birth certificate, hilarity ensues. (Original Post) K8-EEE May 2012 OP
Maybe after a person dies, they can be made a citizen of Mexico zbdent May 2012 #1
If they fought and died in the Mexican army. (n/t) klook May 2012 #27
trivia question SCantiGOP May 2012 #45
Yep -- or as the Romney campaign would spell it, klook May 2012 #46
but one candidate is amercian lovemydog May 2012 #2
UAS! UAS! nt K8-EEE May 2012 #4
!11! progressoid May 2012 #11
LLO! Happyhippychick May 2012 #17
Aethelwulf Romney geardaddy May 2012 #13
Aethelwulf the Unready. hifiguy May 2012 #32
Bwahahah! geardaddy May 2012 #43
I love it... cynatnite May 2012 #3
And to think that less than ten years ago the Republican gurus were trying to change the laws Baitball Blogger May 2012 #5
Yep, they sure have changed their tune... Or have they? freshwest May 2012 #19
That tune can change at the drop of a hat zeemike May 2012 #23
+1. The zombie apocalypse has already happened! freshwest May 2012 #24
Because he's Aryan . . . caseymoz May 2012 #34
That is priceless. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #6
What idiots over there Politicalboi May 2012 #7
How do they not get... cyberswede May 2012 #8
at least one of them called that out KurtNYC May 2012 #40
I'd tell them to take their Birth Certificates out. caseymoz May 2012 #35
That last one has GOT to be annabanana May 2012 #9
What's worse? Romney is a Mexican or Romney is a Unicorn? onehandle May 2012 #10
From the thread grantcart May 2012 #12
My mother is still a birther abelenkpe May 2012 #14
Oh my your have our deepest sympathies. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #18
+1 freshwest May 2012 #21
My brain is full of a bunch of Fuck for having read that. n/t Fantastic Anarchist May 2012 #15
Ahhhhhhhhh eeeeeeeeeeeee MadrasT May 2012 #16
It seems Mitt Romney is really a Mexican UCmeNdc May 2012 #20
Any peeps from the freeps about the convention? What's their take on Paul? freshwest May 2012 #22
I was wondering.... AnneD May 2012 #25
This is hilarious! Willardo. nt valerief May 2012 #26
Amazing how they get worked up over what would be nothing but a technicality. athenasatanjesus May 2012 #28
OK this is a joke, right? Iliyah May 2012 #29
Ohh, they sound series!11! notadmblnd May 2012 #30
Whether Romney is Mexican or American, he's still a roaring asshole. alfredo May 2012 #31
K8-EEE, you realize we are all just that much dumber hifiguy May 2012 #33
You just can't make this stuff up! ColesCountyDem May 2012 #36
Mexico did not recognize Mormonism rocktivity May 2012 #37
Good for them! Mexico, I mean. haha Erose999 May 2012 #41
George Romney connecticut yankee May 2012 #38
Probably cuz he was running against other whites n/t K8-EEE May 2012 #39
That Seems Backward To Me ProfessorGAC May 2012 #44
great stuff KurtNYC May 2012 #42

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
1. Maybe after a person dies, they can be made a citizen of Mexico
Wed May 30, 2012, 03:44 PM
May 2012

via a sponsor, like the population of postmortem Mormon conversions ...

SCantiGOP

(13,856 posts)
45. trivia question
Thu May 31, 2012, 02:08 PM
May 2012

According to their constitution, what is the official name of our neighbor to the South?
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The United States of Mexico, or as a literal translation "United Mexican States."

Baitball Blogger

(46,575 posts)
5. And to think that less than ten years ago the Republican gurus were trying to change the laws
Wed May 30, 2012, 03:55 PM
May 2012

to make way for Ahnold to run for president.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
7. What idiots over there
Wed May 30, 2012, 03:57 PM
May 2012

Do any of them think their birth certificate would pass the smell test? What about Presidents past who didn't have a birth certificate? Where's George Washington's birth certificate? I want the long form, not some copied shit that George tries to pass off.

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)
8. How do they not get...
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:00 PM
May 2012

that "Certificate of Live Birth" and "Birth Certificate" aren't the same thing?

Mind boggling.

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
40. at least one of them called that out
Thu May 31, 2012, 09:42 AM
May 2012

and another noted the "VOID" written down the sides.

It is an awesome meltdown. If the GOP convention is like this it should be pay-per-view with an extra fee for the Ron Paul counter-convention.

caseymoz

(5,763 posts)
35. I'd tell them to take their Birth Certificates out.
Wed May 30, 2012, 06:14 PM
May 2012

Make sure they're not Certificates of Live Birth. If they are, or it there's any other funny business about them, call the state and demand their real Birth Certificates.

Let them see how easy it is.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)
9. That last one has GOT to be
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:09 PM
May 2012

one of ours.. seriously. No one could be that dumb. (although refusing to participate is the correct course for someone like this)

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
10. What's worse? Romney is a Mexican or Romney is a Unicorn?
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:14 PM
May 2012

Lots of people want to know.

No, I won't name names.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
12. From the thread
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:25 PM
May 2012

At one point, the Congressional Research Service - an arm of the Library of Congress that is supposed to provide authoritative but impartial research for elected members - advised that its analysts agreed with George Romney, according to a congressional source.
In a paper in November aimed at clarifying presidential eligibility, the Congressional Research Service declared that the practical, legal meaning of "natural born citizen" would "most likely include" not only anyone born on U.S. soil but anyone born overseas of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen.



That would mean that even if someone is born in Africa of an American mother they would be a "natural born citizen"

UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
20. It seems Mitt Romney is really a Mexican
Wed May 30, 2012, 05:01 PM
May 2012

Wow! It seems that Mitt Romney's dad never became an official US citizen. The birthers need to look into this!

athenasatanjesus

(859 posts)
28. Amazing how they get worked up over what would be nothing but a technicality.
Wed May 30, 2012, 05:53 PM
May 2012

Which side of an imaginary line you were born on shouldn't matter much to anyone.

rocktivity

(44,555 posts)
37. Mexico did not recognize Mormonism
Wed May 30, 2012, 06:27 PM
May 2012

which is precisely why Mitt's grandparents high-tailed it out of Mexico in the first place!


rocktivity

connecticut yankee

(1,728 posts)
38. George Romney
Wed May 30, 2012, 06:33 PM
May 2012

ran for President, or at least for the Republican nomination.

How come the Repukes didn't make a big stink about that?

ProfessorGAC

(64,425 posts)
44. That Seems Backward To Me
Thu May 31, 2012, 10:28 AM
May 2012

You'd think they WOULD make a case out of it if the opponent was white. This time, they SHOULDN'T make a case out of it because he is running against a black guy. That's more consistent with the latent racism they say they don't hold.
GAC

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
42. great stuff
Thu May 31, 2012, 10:02 AM
May 2012

Romney's grandparents -- one man and three wives -- flee the USA to Mexico because they are persecuted under DMA style laws? Is that part true?

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